Cody Rhodes has left All Elite Wrestling, the wrestling promotion he co-founded in 2018.

Cody Rhodes has left All Elite Wrestling, the wrestling promotion he co-founded in 2018. Cody announced his departure from AEW on October 28th, following a controversial tweet made by fellow AEW wrestler Kenny Omega. The tweet was aimed at the company’s Chief Brand Officer, Tony Khan, and was intended to be lighthearted. However, it didn’t go down well with Cody and led to him announcing his departure from the company.

What is All Elite Wrestling?

All Elite Wrestling (AEW) is a professional wrestling promotion founded by former WWE wrestler Cody Rhodes and Japanese businessman Tony Khan in 2018. The company has been described as a “new era of professional wrestling” that is “a lot more fan friendly” than WWE. The goal of AEW is to provide an alternative for fans who are tired of WWE’s scripted product and want something different.

Why did Cody Rhodes leave AEW?

On October 27th, 2019 Kenny Omega posted a tweet that seemed harmless enough at first glance but which was actually intended as a joke about Tony Khan’s name being similar to “chicken curry”. However, this didn’t go down well with Cody Rhodes who responded by announcing his departure from AEW on Twitter. This came as a shock to many fans who were expecting him to continue promoting the new brand alongside Kenny Omega and other wrestlers such as Chris Jericho.